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Bubba Sparxxx - Deliverance
Reviewed By: NOTORIOUS
Album Rate: 3.75 out of 5 Stars



LaGrange, Georgia rapper Bubba Sparxxx is back with his second major release, "Deliverance", this time with more production from mentor Timbaland than his first, "Dark Days, Bright Nights."

1. Intro - Just a basic intro. Nothing much to it as far as beats are concerned. This track basically sets up the album.

2. Jimmy Mathis - This is the song that was played at the end of the Deliverance video. Countrified beat, similar to something Nappy Roots would be flowing on. This beat has been jacked many times on southern mixtapes. Even Snoop Dogg put it on his "Welcome 2 Tha Chuuuch, Vol.1" Quality song.

3. Comin' Round - Yet another countrified beat. You don't hear much violin in hip hop beats but it's on this one. Bubba is pumping up New South on this one. Not feeling this track too much. It's got a Lord of the Rings feel to it . . . not good for a rap song.

4. She Tried - Classic Timbaland beat. This track is a winner. Again with a violin beat. This time, it works. Potential video single but its pace is much like Deliverance. He's probably better off having his next video give the world a change of pace.

5. Nowhere f/ Kiley Dean - Two in a row. Another winner. I detect a slight sample of the Pony beat from Ginuwine. Kiley Dean on the hook. This track is tight but I'm still waiting on some crunk from Bubba K.

6. Overcome - The beat is very Outkast-like. Lots of horns. Bubba is firing back at the critics on this one. The delivery on the song, on the otherhand, is very amateurish. Good beat, disappointing delivery.

7. Warrant Interlude - Guitar beat with police sirens in the background. A singing track that's borderline Nelly-like.

8. Warrant f/ Big Rube & Attitude - Big Rube starts this one off with a very nice delivery. Be on the lookout for this cat. He's also featured on the Big Gipp album, "Mutant Mindframe." Bubba gets down on the second verse. He's holding his own considering Big Rube dropped some very nice bars minutes earlier. Overall, a nice track.

9. New South - Electric guitars make their return on this track. This track exposes all the artists on Bubbba K's New South record label. Everyone's dropping nice flows on this one. It's borderline crunk. Could be a nice video single.

10. Deliverance f/ Timbaland - Ok, I don't need to say much on this one. It's the first single. It's the video. It's tight. Enough said.

11. Hootnanny - Bubba is bringing the heat on this one. Nice flows and production. Top notch track. Ok, I've concluded that this should be the next single. It still sticks with the country-angle but it's a rocking song to boot. Good stuff.

12. Take A Load Off - Not feeling this track too much. Beat wise, there's just too much going on. Just not feeling this one at all.

13. Like It or Not - Again, this song if very Outkast-like. Horns in the beat. Guess its to be expected since Sleepy Brown is on the track singing his patented hooks. This is the Bubba Sparxxx bling bling track that was misssing from his first album and the first 12 tracks of this record. Very nice track.

14. My Tone - Another guitar beat. This time, it kinda works. Bubba is talking about his speaker system and his southern slang. Got a Jazze Pha feel to this one. Another nice track.

15. Back In The Mud - Yet another guitar beat. Back In The Mud is the sequal to In Da Mud from the New South Mixtape. Bubba is flowing pretty fast on this one. Not Twista-fast but faster than he usually does. "Back in the mud again . . . I'm so happy hear" goes the hook. Pretty nice song. Nice way to cap off the album.

In the day and age of platinum plaques, it's every rapper's dream to get one. Bubba Sparxxx, unfortunately will not get his with "Deliverance." Overall, this is a very nice album showing much progression from his first album but it's still lacking that Ms. Jackson track to compare it to the ATL kings, Outkast. Production, overall was a disappointing effort from Timbaland and company. More guest appearances by his New South crew would have made this CD much nicer. Not too shabby though for the second effort though, just not what I expected.